After ten years with no management other than mismanagement of this country, I’m sure most of the private sector has been encouraged by the words, actions and results of the new Barbados Labour Party Administration in general, and Prime Minister Mia Mottley, in particular, in the very short weeks they have been in office.

The pictures in last Thursday’s issue of the DAILY NATION of ripe breadfruit growing on the side of the Adams-Barrow-Cummins Highway brought me great satisfaction, as I recalled a suggestion I made almost seven years ago when I wrote a column in the SUNDAY SUN (October 2, 2011).

Dear Anglican clergy, a few days ago, several devoted Anglicans were discussing the ongoing saga of electing (or not electing, depending on one’s perspective) a bishop for Barbados.
One person who is well versed in these matters explained that the Synod is the governing body of the Anglican Church and consists of the House of Clergy and the House of Laity.

I wish to join Pastor Vincent Wood in urging our Government not to change our country’s policy on same-sex marriage.
For us in Barbados, marriage is an institution which brings a man and woman together for companionship and the building of a family. The idea of a man marrying a man or woman wedding a woman is foreign and repugnant to us.
Those among us who are Christians have another good reason to reject same-sex marriage, and that is that it is contrary to the Word of God. Jesus endorsed marriage and urged husbands (men) to leave father and mother and cleave to their wives (women).

Two million dollars. That’s the estimated cost of repairing the virtually new Supreme Court Complex. And that’s what set me thinking about how our local architects design.
Up front, I know nothing about architecture or building design, but there is common sense. We have at least two other major buildings languishing because of sick building syndrome – the old National Insurance building on Fairchild Street and the Treasury Building, both in The City – all built at a cost of millions of taxpayers’ dollars.

I was particularly pleased to hear Minister of Education Santia Bradshaw announce the reopening of the Alma Parris Memorial Secondary School.
Its closure clearly demonstrated the thinking that there are those in our society who continue to assess the abilities of our children on those who are fortunate to enter Harrison College or Queen’s College.

Probably most of us who were born on a Caribbean island (Caribbean people) regard home as our island birthplace wherever we may end up living.
Most of us, given the right conditions and opportunities, would wish to live in our place of birth and contribute to its development.

Those immigrants arriving in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1948 and 1971 from Caribbean countries, have been labelled the “Windrush Generation”.
This is a reference to the ship MV Empire Windrush, which arrived at Tilbury Docks, Essex, on June 22, 1948, bringing...
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The announcement everyone was waiting for has been made; and now we can expect meetings and canvassing, and all the things we associate with what is called “the silly season”. It arouses many reflections in my mind.
One of these has to do with the death of politicians....
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With the decriminalisation of buggery in Trinidad, it’s been on my mind how often people say that what they do in their bedrooms is no one else’s business, and that once consenting adults aren’t hurting anyone, then there is nothing wrong with their homosexual union....
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So, the so-called “mother country” has shown her true colours again – as if she hadn’t shown them clearly enough in the past.
I’m referring to the Windrush crisis, involving the threat of (if not actual) deportation of Caribbean people who’ve been living in Britain...
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I believe that the public sector is the key for growth of Barbados in the future. As a developing society, we continue to be very dependent on the wide array of Government services and regulation.
At the moment, there are several significant problems that prevent...
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Many years ago, a tutor conducting a management studies class asked the group what the duty of a manager was.
Each student gave an answer with which the tutor agreed and wrote on the board.
After erasing the answers, he said: “The duty of a manager is to teach...
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We were told that if we wanted the youth vote, then we must agree to legalise marijuana for recreational use.
Well, while [Solutions Barbados] plans to allow non-addictive extracts to be prescribed by doctors for medicinal uses, recreational use of marijuana is another...
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“Relatedly, these same sociological forces also explain the rise of so-called ‘third parties’, parties of businessmen, parties of parties, none of which are true parties, but opportunistic, farcical diversions, contributing to further institutional decay.” – Columnist...
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Repealing buggery laws does not make anal penetration right, justifiable or affordable for a small island developing state like ours. I believe the buggery laws should remain as a deterrent.
Whatever your views on buggery, we must never forget that anal penetration...
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The horrendous killing of a young mother – and in front of her young child – continues to drape my spirit in black.
My mind keeps asking the question: how could any human be minded to treat another in such a manner?
We’re witnessing increasingly a shocking disregard...
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I read the articles in last Friday’s WEEKEND NATION by Carlos Atwell with mixed feelings.
Firstly, delight that once more the awful situation with loud kite-flying has been highlighted, but utter despair that after five years of endeavouring to stop it, nothing has...
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I am always disturbed when I hear someone say “our children have great potential". Why does this bother me? Because it makes me nervous waiting for the “but” that is sure to follow.
“Our children have great potential, but . . . .” But what? But our schools lack the...
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IN MY OPINION, Prime Minister Freundel Stuart should be credited for his ingenuity, particularly as it relates to political strategy. As a student of philosophy, Mr Stuart is aware of the spin-offs that often accompany the ancient practice that many philosophers refer...
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There seems to be a growing number of Barbadian voters who are uncomfortable, or may be incensed, over the continuation of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) Government beyond the dissolution of Parliament.
I strongly believe that this DLP Government is acting immorally...
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The negative press that Barbados has been recently subjected to by international publications – highlighting what Barbados has become or is rapidly becoming – is of some concern to me. The gradual decline now appears to have become an all-consuming politically inspired...
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AS A PROUD BARBADIAN, my first reaction to the Sputnik news story about the Political Prostitutes Party (PPP) was embarrassment and curiosity. I wanted to know why a Russian government-backed newspaper would be interested in Barbados and how it got the story.
But...
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In an article in the last SUNDAY SUN headlined Concern Over Principal In BUT Race, a number of very baseless concerns were raised about the right and suitability of Everton Briggs, principal of St Bernard’s Primary School, to be a candidate in the race to be president...
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The Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB) calls attention to the tireless and relentless efforts of employees of the Barbados Water Authority (BWA), Ministry of Health and other public sector agencies to alleviate the suffering and inconvenience...
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Laws are made to achieve particular objectives. For example, the laws regulating the use of cellphones on our roads. Those laws were presumably enacted to promote road safety.
Two senior police officials gave their interpretation to the public which was seemingly...
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I wanted to know if there are others who are as equally upset with the Inland Revenue/Revenue Authority as I am?
Since June 2014 I have unsuccessfully tried to access my income tax refund; 2014 was the year of the voucher, but I remained “voucherless”.
The “nice”...
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If there is one institution which often gets a thorough tongue-lashing from Barbadians, even if unfairly, it is the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH). We are often quick to pull it down, despite the obvious good that it does. – The preamble to Editorial, Tuesday, April...
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